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WireGuard is now in Linus' tree

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Re: WireGuard is now in Linus' tree

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Post by 0xADEADBEE »

Glad to see it finally officially accepted. I've been using it on all my devices for over a year now and it's been rock solid. The ease of setup and initial connection speed alone blow any of the alternatives (that I'm aware of, at least) out of the water. Long may it continue!

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Post by ronnier »

I’ve been nothing but happy with WireGuard. Connecting from my iPhone to my home and it works great, it’s fast and reliable. I’m never waiting to connect. Switching between WiFi, mobile, and sleeping go unnoticed.

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ronnier wrote: post #3

I’ve been nothing but happy with WireGuard. Connecting from my iPhone to my home and it works great, it’s fast and reliable. I’m never waiting to connect. Switching between WiFi, mobile, and sleeping go unnoticed.

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Post by m-p-3 »

0xADEADBEE wrote: post #2

Glad to see it finally officially accepted. I've been using it on all my devices for over a year now and it's been rock solid. The ease of setup and initial connection speed alone blow any of the alternatives (that I'm aware of, at least) out of the water. Long may it continue!

The only place where it falls shorts is that it doesn't go through as easily as SSL/IPSec on restrictive networks like corporate firewalls, but maybe that will go away when it becomes more common (and hopefully adopted in enterprises).

Re: WireGuard is now in Linus' tree

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Post by kennu »

If you're wondering what it is:

WireGuard® is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for many different circumstances. Initially released for the Linux kernel, it is now cross-platform (Windows, macOS, BSD, iOS, Android) and widely deployable.

https://www.wireguard.com/

Re: WireGuard is now in Linus' tree

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Post by numpad0 »

kennu wrote: post #7

If you're wondering what it is: WireGuard® is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for many…

So like IPSec?

e: I mean that doesn’t suck

Re: WireGuard is now in Linus' tree

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Post by simonh »

numpad0 wrote: post #8
kennu wrote: post #7

If you're wondering what it is: WireGuard® is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for many…

So like IPSec? e: I mean that doesn’t suck

In that it's “leaner, and more secure than IPSec”?
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